Consent Before The Act? Still Owed A Notice
Pre-commencement consent survives, but they must send you the notice "as soon as reasonably practicable"
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Summary
You said yes before this law existed.
Pre-commencement consent survives, but they must send you the notice "as soon as reasonably practicable"
Full transcript
You said yes before this law existed.
Section 5 does not ignore that.
They must give you a notice
as soon as it is reasonably practicable.
Pause. Can they keep processing meanwhile?
Yes, until you withdraw.
The old consent survives the commencement.
But the notice is still owed to you.
The Act reaches backwards this far,
and hands you the same three things.
s.5(2) — Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 + Rules, 2025
In force from 13 May 2027